Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-29

subsequently got them through crook ed
means for less, but held them at $1,000
mere was another run TO London and
return, when, standing in front Of thf
Fifth Avenue Hotel one day, his old friend
Raymond jumped OF a car and greeted
MN, asking him to come to the st. Cloud
notei ana talk diamonds with HIM. This
he did, but was still unmolested.
But the eye of the expert was on him
One day ne Went 10 the New York
Hotel with his diamonds. in five pack.
ages, In the breast pocket OF his coat, to
Vneeotlate their sale to Mr.. II. X. Collier.
Mr.. Collier was engaged, and Babe
lounged out to the front Of the hotel.
where he met Baker.
| Old friend No. q.
Baker talked over old times, toyed with
Babes watch chain and paved him over
! IN "old chappie' STYLE sufficiently to
"place" the diamonds. Babe then left
Baker and jumped upon a down going
Broadway omnibus. He afterward re-
memoered young man who made for
the bus about the same time and sat
down next him.
The following day, July "a, 1872 the
papers were full OF the great diamond
| robbery"
Babe rode as far as the City Hall, men,
tally spending the money he was to
denly discovered that he had them no
longer. The stones were gone and mis-
POCKET was gone, neatly cut out entire
from the garment for which it was made |!
And the young man?
Gone also.
From the City Hall Police Station Babe
was sent with his complaint to Police
Headquarters, and offered a reward of
$2:5OO Tor the recoxery of the diamonds.
But ne never heard OF them again,
BaOe bitterly complains of the inactioD
Of the police in the case, and saws that
not long after his loss the Legislative
committee on Crime investigated the way
Things were done and found much i'm
pfoVement necessary. The papers of the
day chrOnicled good deal Of investiga-
ton OF Mr.. Babe. the probability of his
story and his associates; but there was
not much to be chrOnicled about the sup
posed pickpocket, who never was identi-
fed.
Mr.. Babe, however, had a pretty def.
mite idea as to the method by which he
had been DONE" and waiter in Uni
Versity place restaurant, where pick
pockets were not entire strangers, told
MN he had witnessed the division of the
spolls. But he says the police took no
stock in this story.
In several subsequent visits to England
MI. DhOe mas met Raymond, whom he
acquits of having had any direct connec-
ton with the affair as it was finally man
aged, and who, he says, has often protest
ed to him that he was not concerned in it,
but that he told "the boys" TO let Babe
alone.
The advertisement printed at the be-
ginning OF this story is the nrst Babe has
heard of Raymond for long time. He
does not understand 1t, out presumes he
promised Raymond some letter-perhaps
eXculpatlng him. The closing words OF
the letter are: eft he (meaning Babe
will send letter, properly attested, he
Will to some extent make atonement for
the injury he has done him." This word
Ing Mr.. Babe regards SIS a literary Infe-
Lefty on RaymoDd's part, and thinks that
Raymond intends to intimate that he will
make atonement to Babe.
That means diamonds.
VIII Babe write the letter?
What, for the diamonds? That is lust
what he will do. He does exculpate
Raymond, and il doing it in black and
white will restore the sinner there is no
doubt but that the letter will be "writ
larpeO